Hasanboy Dusmatov: record, next fight and profile →
Israil Madrimov can take a step closer to achieving his World Title dream when he faces Michel Soro in a Final Eliminator for the WBA Super-Welterweight crown on another huge night for Uzbekistan boxing at the Renaissance Hall in Tashkent on Friday December 17, with all of the action shown live worldwide on DAZN.
Hasanboy Dusmatov made the most of his first career fight home. The 2016 Gold medalist and Val Barker trophy recipient as the top boxer in the Rio Olympics had his way in a 2nd round knockout of Tanzania's Muhsin Kizoto. Dusmatov floored Kizoto three times in forcing the stoppage at 2:02 of round two in their DAZN-streamed opener Saturday at Humo Arena in Tashkent, Ukraine.
Murodjon Akhmadaliev and Ryosuke Iwasa held their final press conference on Thursday from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, where the local fighter will defend his WBA and IBF super bantamweight championships against the Japanese veteran on Saturday, in an event that will also have two regional WBA titles at stake.
Moscow, Russia - Russian super middleweight Pavel Silyagin capped off his debut year in paid ranks with a solid fourth-round stoppage of veteran journeyman Sergey Khomistkiy (32-20-3, 14 KOs). Silyagin, 27, a bigger, taller and much younger of the two, has been easily dispatching his 46-year old opponent for four rounds, rarely taking anything in return.
Hasanboy Dusmatov couldn’t ask for a better start to his pro career. The 2016 Olympic Gold medalist from Uzbekistan picked up his first win, scoring a 2nd round knockout of Mexico’s Jesus Cervantes in their junior flyweight bout Saturday evening in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. A left hand to the body puts Cervantes down midway through round two.
Rio Olympic champion Hasanboy Dusmatov, 23-year-old and winner of a gold medal for Uzbekistan, has denied the statements of Golden Gloves promoter Rodney Berman.
Earlier in the week, Hasanboy Dusmatov beamed in the honor of becoming the first boxing Gold medalist of the 2016 Rio Olympics. He now enjoys the distinction of becoming the first of the Class of 2016 to officially ink a promotional pact in the pro ranks. The 23-year old light flyweight from Uzbekistan signed with legendary South African promotional outfit Golden Gloves, company CEO Rodeny Berman announced on Friday.
RIO DE JANEIRO - Hasanboy Dusmatov was 7 years old when Mahammatkodir Abdullaev came out of their shared hometown to win the first summer Olympics gold medal in Uzbekistan's history.
Bantamweight Shakur Stevenson entered the Rio Olympics as one of USA Boxing’s best medal hopefuls and he didn’t disappoint in his Olympic debut.